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Adhesion Behavior of Soft Materials

Engineering Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine

Kundu S*, Hashemnejad SM, Zabet M, Mishra S. Self-Assembly and Mechanical Properties of a Triblock Copolymer Gel in a Mid-block Selective Solvent. ACS Symposium Series: Gels and Other Soft Amorphous Solids, Chapter 9, pp 157-197, 2018. Editors: Ferenc Horkay, Jack F. Douglas, Emanuela Del Gado. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2018-1296.ch009

Journal Publications

37. Hashemnejad SM, Kundu S*. Rheological properties and failure of alginate hydrogels with ionic and covalent crosslinks. Soft Matter, 15, 7852 – 7862 (2019).

36. Hashemnejad SM, Kundu S*. Comparison of the Mechanical Properties between Treated and Untreated Ham Nets. Textile Research Journal, in press (2019).

35. Abbaszadeh M, Krizak D, Kundu S*. Layer-by-layer assembly of graphene oxide nanoplatelets embedded desalination membranes with improved chlorine resistance. Desalination, 470, 114116:1-12 (2019).

34.Al-Amin Md., Shao W, Varadarajan A, Freeman C,* Campbell YL, Schilling WM, Kundu S, Black C. Mechanical Properties and Failure Behavior of Physically Assembled Triblock Copolymer Gels with Varying Midblock Length. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 57, 1014–1026 (2019) (Selected as Cover Article).

33. Mendonsa NS, Pradhan A, Sharma P, Prado RMB, Murthy NS, Kundu S, Repka M. A Quality by Design Approach to Develop Topical Creams via Hot-melt Extrusion Technology. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 136, 104948:1-10 (2019).

32. Wijayapala R, Mishra S, Elmore B, Freeman C, and Kundu S*. Synthesis and Characterization of Crosslinked Polymers from Cottonseed Oil, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 136, 47655:1-7 (2019).

31. Mishra S, Prado RMB, Lacy TL, Kundu S*. Investigation of Failure Behavior of a Thermoplastic Elastomer Gel, Soft Matter, 14, 7958-7969 (2018). (Selected as Cover Article)

30. Whang CH, Lee HK, Kundu S, Muthy SN, Jo S*. Pluronic‐Based Dual‐Stimuli Sensitive Polymers Capable of Thermal Gelation and Ph‐Dependent Degradation for In Situ Biomedical Application. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135, 46552:1-8 (2018).

29. Mishra S, Lacy TL, Kundu S*. Effect of Surface Tension and Geometry on Cavitation in Soft Solids, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 23-31 (2018).

28. Mendonsa NS, Murthy S, Hashemnejad SM, Kundu S, Zhang F, Repka MA*. Development of Poloxamer Gel Formulations via Hot-Melt Extrusion Technology. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 537, 122-131 (2018)

27. Zabet M, Trinh K, Toghiani H, Lacy TL, Pittman CU, Kundu S*. Anisotropic Nanoparticles Contributing to Shear Thickening Behavior of Fumed Silica Suspensions. ACS Omega, 2, 8877–8887 (2017).

26. Wijayapala R, Hashemnejad SM, and Kundu S*. Carbon nanodots crosslinked photoluminescent alginate hydrogels, RSC Advances, 7, 50389 – 50395 (2017).

25. Hashemnejad SM, Kundu S*. Probing Gelation and Rheological Behavior of a Self-Assembled Molecular Gel, Langmuir, 33, 7769–7779 (2017).

24. Hashemnejad SM, Huda M, Rai N*, Kundu S*. Molecular Insights into Gelation of di-Fmoc-L-lysine in Organic Solvent-Water Mixture, ACS Omega, 2, 1864−1874 (2017). (*recommended by the editor).

23. Zabet M, Mishra S, Boy R, Walters KB, Naskar AK, Kundu S*. Temperature-Dependent Self-Assembly and Rheological Behavior of a Thermoreversible PMMA-PnBA-PMMA Triblock Copolymer Gel, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 55, 877–887 (2017).

22. Hashemnejad SM, Kundu S*. Strain Stiffening and Negative Normal Stress in Alginate Hydrogels, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 54, 1767–1775 (2016).

21. Manda P, Kushwaha AS, Kundu S, Shivakumar HN, Jo SB, Nanjappa SH, Murthy S*. Delivery of Ziconotide to Cerebrospinal Fluid via Intranasal Pathway for the Treatment of Chronic Pain, Journal of Controlled Release, 224, 69-76 (2016).

20. Bhagurkaar AM, Murali A, Patil H, Tiwari RV, Maurya A, Hashemnejad SM, Kundu S, Murthy S, Repka MA*. Development of an Ointment Formulation Using Hot-melt Extrusion Technology, AAPS PharmSciTech, 1-9 (2015).

19. Zabet M, Mishra S, Kundu S*. Effect of Graphene on Self-assembly and Rheological Behavior of a Triblock Copolymer Gel, RSC Advances, 5, 83936-83944 (2015).

18. Warren J, Offenberger S, Toghiani H, Pittman CU, Lacy TE, and Kundu S*. Effect of Temperature on Shear-thickening Behavior of Fumed-Silica Suspensions, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7 (33), 18650–18661 (2015).

17. Seyed Meysam Hashemnejad, Kundu S*. Nonlinear Elasticity and Cavitation of a Triblock Copolymer Gel, Soft Matter, 11, 4315-4325 (2015).

16. Vasquez ES, Bowser J, Swiderski C, Walters KB*, Kundu S*. Rheological Characterization of Mammalian Lung Mucus, RSC Advances, 4 (66), 34780 – 34783 (2014).

15. Waters MS, Kundu S*, Lin NJ, Gibson SL*. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of in situ Biofilms, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6(1), 327-332 (2014).

14. Orski SV, Kundu S, Gross RA, Beers KL. Design and Implementation of Two-Dimensional Polymer Adsorption Models: Evaluating the Stability of Candida antarctica Lipase B/Solid-Support Interfaces by QCM-D, BioMacromolecules, 14 (2), 377–386 (2013).

13. Kundu S, Johnson PM, Beers KL. Increasing Molecular Mass in Enzymatic Lactone Polymerizations, ACS Macro Letters, 1: 347–351 (2012).

12. Kratz K, Narasimhan A, Tangirala R, Moon SC, Revanur R, Kundu S, Kim HS, Crosby AJ, Russell TP, Emrick T, Kolmakov G, and Balazs AC. Probing and Repairing Damaged Surfaces with Nanoparticle-containing Microcapsules, Nature Nanotechnology, 7: 87–90 (2012).

11. Hunley MT, Bhangale AS, Kundu S, Johnson PM, Gross RA, Beers KL, In situ Monitoring of Enzyme-catalyzed (co)polymerizations by Raman spectroscopy, Polymer Chemistry, 3 (2), 314-318 (2012).

10. Johnson PM, Kundu S, Beers KL. Modeling Enzymatic Kinetic Pathways for Ring-Opening Lactone Polymerization, Biomacromolecules, 12(9):3337-3343 (2011).

9. Kundu S, Bhangale AS, William WE, Flynn KM, Guttman CM, Gross RA, Beers KL. Continuous Flow Enzyme-Catalyzed Polymerization in a Microreactor, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(15):6006-6011 (2011). (Highlighted in NIST newsletter, sciencedaily, physorg).

8. Kundu S, Davis CS, Long T, Sharma R, Crosby AJ. Adhesion Behavior of Non-Planar Wrinkled Surfaces, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics,49 (3): 179-185 (2011). (Cover feature).

7. Chan EP, Kundu S, Lin Q, Beers KL, Stafford CM. Quantifying the Stress Relaxation Modulus of Polymer Thin Films via Thermal Rrinkling, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 3 (2): 331–338(2011).

6. Kundu S, Ogale AA. Rheostructural Studies of a Discotic Mesophase Pitch at Processing Flow Conditions, Rheologica Acta 49(8): 845-854 (2010).

5. Kundu S, Crosby AJ. Cavitation and Fracture Behavior of Polyacrylamide Hydrogels, Soft Matter 5(20), 3963-3968 (2009).

4. Kundu S, Grecov D,Rey AD, Ogale AA. Shear Flow Induced Microstructure of a Synthetic Mesophase Pitch, Journal of Rheology 53(1):85-113(2009).

3. Kundu S, Naskar AK,Ogale AA, Anderson D, Arnold JR. Observations on a Low-Angle X-ray Diffraction Peak for AR-HP mesophase pitch, Carbon 46(8):1166-1169 (2008).

2. Kundu S, Ogale AA. Microstructural Effects on the Dynamic Rheology of a Discotic Mesophase Pitch, Rheologica Acta 46(9):1211-1222 (2007).

1. Kundu S, Ogale AA. Rheostructural Studies on a Synthetic Mesophase Pitch during Transient Shear Flow, Carbon 44(11): 2224-2235 (2006).

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